Planning the tank ( lighting! )

[Andrew]

My new 75/90 gallon project ( not sure which I'll get ) is going to start soon. For the canopy I plan on putting two fans at both ends and I plan on T-5 lighting only to keep it simple for zoas/polyps/LPS/ and maybe some SPS corals. Will 3 of these:

http://hellolights.com/482x54wt5hor.html

Give me a good amount of light for corals? My plans for the lamps are:

2- 10k lamps
4- TRU Actinic lamps

 

[Andrew]

Bump.

 

[Mishap]

I used the hello lights 2 x 150w HQI retro kits along with a T5 retro by current for my actinics.

Total cost was 350ish for the lighting and I couldn't be happier with the look it provides. They were all super easy to wire.

But to answer your question, yes, that would provide decent lighting and allow you to keep a decent amount of corals.